tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post2494697561099042506..comments2024-03-27T10:13:19.073-07:00Comments on Forgotten Figures: 1983 Grand Slam - Around the WebRobot_Sonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046347432548886565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-23375038979940675502017-12-07T14:15:18.143-07:002017-12-07T14:15:18.143-07:00I've loved Grand Slam ever since I first got h...I've loved Grand Slam ever since I first got him along with the HAL as a kid back in 1983. Flash and Grand Slam share the most unique sculpt design for the initial wave of figures and that has always placed them high atop my list of favorite Joes.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704548610268002401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730351558727980814.post-15978615014393876502017-12-07T11:12:30.244-07:002017-12-07T11:12:30.244-07:00Yeah, artillery guys are hard to characterize, per...Yeah, artillery guys are hard to characterize, per their role they aren't running around on commando missions.<br /><br />Grand Slam is an oddity because, despite his general lack of use in media, he got a new sculpt era figure (considering Flash, Rock'n Rolll, Breaker, Steeler, etc...did not). He also got a SIGMA SIX figure as a big brute type who was an electronics engineer/targeting expert...the only of the 13 that got a large sized Sigma Six figure besides Snake-Eyes. He crossed over into 25th as did all the original 13 Joes, but he even appeared in the Rise of Cobra line.A-Mannoreply@blogger.com